In a press release Owatonna Public Utilities (OPU) announced that employees, Matt Clements and Tony Hartle, joined with crews from over 17 other Municipal Utilities across Minnesota providing mutual aid in Kissimmee Florida to help restore power in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

We have all seen the news coverage coming out of Texas lately, with Hurricane Harvey unleashing feet, yes you read that right, feet of rain, especially in the Houston area. There have been several stories on my Facebook feed about how people are banding together to help out those in need.

Owatonna scored 27 points in the first quarter of Friday night's season opener against Faribault at the OHS football field, then scored 27 more in the second quarter for a 54-0 halftime lead and early showers for most of the starters.